Best Astronomy Quiz For Minors

The event that creates the Moon's rotation about its axis to be equal to the Moon's period of revolution about the Earth is named:

Tidal Friction

Landow Effect

Orbital Synchronization

Haner Effect

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Globular clusters in our galaxy are originally located:

in the halo of our galaxy.

distributed throughout the disk including regions between the spiral arms.

in the bulge at the center of our galaxy

in the spiral arms

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What is the most distant planet from the sun?

Jupiter

Pluto

Mars

Neptune

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What are the 4 gas giants?

Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Saturn

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

365 days and three quarters

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

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The Sun revolves about its own axis around:

once every 60 minutes

varies with solar latitude.

once every 24 hours

once every 365 days

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The precession of the Earth belongs to the:

effect of the moon on the Earth's orbit

change from night to day

Earth's motion around the sun.

change in orientation of the Earth's axis.

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The angular position of the sun at solar noon to the plane of the equator is the meaning of:

latitude

solar declination angle

index of refraction

solar azimuth angle

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How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

365 days and a quarter

365 days and three quarters

364 days and a quarter

365 days

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Primary cosmic radiation is defined by:

an intensity which is essentially constant in time

all of the above.

very energetic particles

isotropic in space

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What is the order of the planets?

Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

365 days and three quarters

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Best Astronomy Quiz For Minors

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The event that creates the Moon's rotation about its axis to be equal to the Moon's period of revolution about the Earth is named:

Globular clusters in our galaxy are originally located:

What is the most distant planet from the sun?

What are the 4 gas giants?

The Sun revolves about its own axis around:

The precession of the Earth belongs to the:

The angular position of the sun at solar noon to the plane of the equator is the meaning of:

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

Primary cosmic radiation is defined by:

What is the order of the planets?

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